Publication Name	World Journal of Radiology
Manuscript ID	32694
Country	Germany

Received	2017-01-20 10:35
Peer-Review Started	2017-01-20 17:41
To Make the First Decision	2017-05-22 04:01
Return for Revision	2017-05-23 08:49
Revised	2017-06-26 08:13
Second Decision	2017-07-06 09:10
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-07-17 06:07
Articles in Press	2017-07-17 06:07
Publication Fee Transferred	2017-07-21 19:07
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-09-20 02:59
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-10-13 01:00

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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Reliability of the pronator quadratus fat pad sign to predict the severity of distal radius fractures
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Julia Loesaus, Isabel Wobbe, Erik Stahlberg, Joerg Barkhausen and Jan Peter Goltz
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Julia Loesaus, Department for Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck 23538, Germany. loesausj@klifue.de
Key Words	Pronator quadratus fat pad sign; Pronator quadratus complex; Distal radius fracture; Frykman classification; Conventional radiograph; Computed tomography
Core Tip	This study evaluated reliability of pronator quadratus fat pad sign (PQS) to detect distal radius fracture and to predict its severity. Therefore correlation of measurements of pronator quadratus complex (PQC) on conventional lateral radiographs (CR) and sagittal reconstructions of computed tomographies (CT), also regarding the severity of fractures were analyzed. In conclusion PQC thickness can reliably be measured on lateral CR and correlates with CT. Sensitivity of PQS for detecting fractures is low, but specificity is high. Therefore a positive PQS in putative negative radiograph should trigger further investigations, e.g., CT scan. PQC thickness cannot predict severity of wrist fractures.
Publish Date	2017-10-13 01:00
Citation	Loesaus J, Wobbe I, Stahlberg E, Barkhausen J, Goltz JP. Reliability of the pronator quadratus fat pad sign to predict the severity of distal radius fractures. World J Radiol 2017; In press
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v9/i9/359.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v9.i9.359

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